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When is the best time to bring a new dog home?

When you can be home for a few days, like a weekend.

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  1. The night before a long trip
  2. On a busy workday
  3. When you can be home for a few days ✔

Why: A new home is stressful for a dog. Humane World suggests arriving on a weekend or another time you can stay home for a few days, so you can start a routine and get to know each other.

Huh, didn't know that: It can take days, months or longer for a new dog to settle into a home.

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What did the new dog say when he got home? This place is pawsome.
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Answer: When you can be home for a few days. A new home is stressful for a dog. Humane World suggests arriving on a weekend or another time you can stay home for a few days, so you can start a routine and get to know each other.

  1. Humane World for Animals, How to bring your new dog home www.humaneworld.org/en/resources/how-bring-your-new-dog-home-and
    Arrange for your dog to arrive during a weekend or when you can be home for a few days.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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